Judaism through the Eyes of a Non-Jew

Tag: Shabbos

A tale of my adventures into extremely basic “programming” and the week’s parsha. A few weeks ago, I decided I wanted to take all the Shmiras HaLashon lessons Devorah Sisso (who I work for) gives in her Whatsapp group and develop an email automation. Meaning, anyone can come and sign up on our form and immediately … More Parshat Mishpatim and A Halachically-Acceptable Automation

For most of my life, people have always told me I apologize too much. The thing is, it’s become such a habit to say sorry, I don’t even notice half the time that I’m apologizing until I am told, “It’s not your fault, nothing to apologize for.” This week as I was chatting with my … More Becoming Unapologetic

Last week, two 16-year girls from Orlando, Florida, went missing over Shabbos. The topic went viral and all my Jewish groups on Whatsapp were busy with people organizing tehillim groups, and giving each other updates. Thankfully, they were found the next day, unharmed. It was only after that all the lessons from the experience began … More Searching for the Lost

Almost three years ago, in the Hebrew year 5774 (or 2013), I had more or less just started learning about Judaism and was still touching on the basics of each topic. Rosh Hashana had just ended and I was speaking with a friend about it, when she suddenly said, “I’m sad because Yom Kippur is … More Shabbos